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Long time reader first time posting my truck other than a parts wanted post ages ago. Ok so here is my 1970 Datsun 1600... as you can see it is still in need of its first bath. My first step was to replace the rear-end guts with parts I was able to come across with the help of this website...woot. After that I had to take a break well my checkbook said I had to. Checkbook is still saying no to working on it so I decided to work on the minor/major issue to at least get it up and running so I can at least make it to the auto parts store for basic needs. So I decided to fix all the wiring mishaps from the previous owner installing a trailer lighting kit behind the massive yet to be removed bumper. I think he was drunk, blindfolded and missing thumbs when he tried to work on it. Wires were spliced together with alum foil and some epoxy surronding it. Twist ties were used as wire connectors somehow. My favorite was the kill switch used to turn off some tail lights and allow the trailer to work or to turn off the trailer, but also kill the side marker and right brake light. :blink: I am still in the process of pulling out all 4 of the side marker bulbs which are kept in place with rust and corrosion, but with some new spring and wire kits from the store they are coming along just fine. I had a major portion of the driver floorboard missing so for the time being I have had to clean and flatten the remaining metal and just use fiberglass resin and cloth to move out of the flintstones age. With that picture you can sort of get an idea of how the doors look for now I can just retape and keep them in one piece, but if anyone has any creatively cheap do it yourself skins I would love to hear about em. Previous owner took out and must of trashed the original radio as I still have the dashboard molding for it, but in its place I have a am/fm cassette radio stuck on an oldies station....I guess that fits the truck. Dashboard is pretty cracked up, but for now it is going to have to work. I have gotten the original speaker, cig lighter, heater blower and wiper to all work again, but still trying to figure out the controls on the heater levers, knobs and switch. This seems to be the only major body damage but I am not skilled enough to ever get this to a showroom truck mainly just getting it running good, looking decent and getting it to a respectful 40 year old truck I can work out of. Last shot Previous owner used this to run around in when not hauling semi's cross country so the holes above the hood emblem held a bulldog ornament. So that is what I got and what I am working on. Any tips, tricks suggestions would be much appreciated, however, the budget is what I can salvage cheap or free. Not looking for showroom finish, but ideas to make or fix the problems you see I am more than willing to read up on and give em a shot. Oh ya got a front wheel brake cylinder leak and recommendations on replacing the whole cylinder or just the rebuild kits and honing the cylinder?? Going for safety and legal things first then on to the fixups James Oregon

Thanks yello620 for you post back. Had a few more questions for you about the gears if you don't mind. If you can email me datsun1971@live.com I can send you those questions. James

Was revered to these forums by a Joe Coverdell from my craigslist posting. I have a 1971 pickup 1600 with the four speed manual tranny and I am need of the rearend to hopefully get it back up and rolling along. The original is still in the truck and as far as I can tell the brakes and hubs are in working order. The driveshaft is also in place other than the sloppyness of the rearend guts that seemed to have fallen apart. Anyone that has one of these for sale or information on which years and models would also work could you please drop me a post. In the Oregon City, Oregon area so even if you see one at a local UPull it that would help as well. Thanks for any information I can get James